PROCLAMATION
11-08
WHEREAS, a series of severe spring storms occurred throughout Washington from March 15 through April 10, 2011, impacting public safety, travel and access; and
These storms produced high winds and extreme rainfall
resulting in saturated soils, significant flooding,
landslides, culvert failures, river bank erosion and extensive
damage to the state and county road systems in Chelan,
Cowlitz, Ferry, King, Kittitas, Mason and Snohomish Counties;
and
The estimated cost to repair the road systems damage is over
$2.7 million, requiring the approval of Washington's Secretary
of Transportation to commence work to repair the affected
roadways. Emergency conditions have caused and may continue to
warrant temporary closure or limited access to affected
roadways and implementation of emergency procurement
procedures; and
The Washington State Department of Transportation and local
jurisdictions are coordinating resources to repair the
roadways and remove debris, continuing to assess the damage
caused by these incidents, and working to implement repairs;
and
The effect of these storms continues to impact the life and
health of our citizens, as well as the property and
transportation infrastructure of Washington State, and is a
public disaster that affects life, health, property or the
public peace.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of the state of
Washington, as a result of the above-noted situation and under
Chapters 38.52 and 43.06 RCW, do hereby proclaim that a State
of Emergency exists in Chelan, Cowlitz, Ferry, King, Kittitas,
Mason and Snohomish Counties in the state of Washington, and
direct the plans and procedures in the Washington State
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan be implemented. State
agencies and departments are directed to utilize state
resources and to do everything reasonably possible to assist
affected political subdivisions in an effort to respond to and
recover from the incident.
Signed and sealed with the official seal of the state of
Washington this 25th day of April, A.D. Two-thousand and
Eleven at Olympia, Washington
| By: | ||
| Christine O. Gregoire Governor |
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BY THE GOVERNOR:
[Assistant] Secretary of State |
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